British Inquiry on Iraq War
2010-01-27T01:05:29-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjJkXC8yOTE1MjctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defended his part in the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. He told the five-member panel of historians and government officials that he would have preferred diplomacy rather than military action. He also said he had expressed ideas for non-military support of a U.S. invasion of Iraq, but never formally discussed them with Cabinet colleagues.
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defended his part in the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. He told t… read more
Former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw defended his part in the invasion of Iraq and the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. He told the five-member panel of historians and government officials that he would have preferred diplomacy rather than military action. He also said he had expressed ideas for non-military support of a U.S. invasion of Iraq, but never formally discussed them with Cabinet colleagues. close
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